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It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave.

Sallust

Sovereignty is easily preserved by the very arts by which it was originally created. When, however, energy has given place to indifference, and temperance and justice to passion and arrogance, then as the morals change so changes fortune.
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Arrogance Art Change Creation Easy Fortune Justice Original Place Preserve
Not by vows nor by womanish prayers is the help of the gods obtained; success comes through vigilance, energy, wise counsel.
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Counsel Energy God Help Prayer Promise Success Vow Wisdom
All persons who are enthusiastic that they should transcend the other animals ought to strive with the utmost effort not to pass through a life of silence, like cattle, which nature has fashioned to be prone and obedient to their stomachs.
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Animal Effort Nature Obedience Person Stomach Transcend
The fame which is based on wealth or beauty is a frail and fleeting thing; but virtue shines for ages with undiminished lustre.
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Age Fame Luster Virtual Wealth
Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.
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Friendship Honesty Money Soldier
But few prize honour more than money.
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Honor Money Prize
As the blessings of health and fortune have a beginning, so they must also find an end. Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Beginning Blessing Decay Fortune Health
But the case has proved that to be true which Appius says in his songs, that each man is the maker of his own fate.
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Creator Fate Man Song True
Everything destroyed is either resolved into the elements from which it came, or else vanishes into not-being. If things are resolved into the elements from which they came, then there will be others: else how did they come into being at all?
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Destroy Element Existence
Fortune rules in all things, and advances and depresses things more out of her own will than right and justice.
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Depression Fortune Justice Rule Willing
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so, execute with vigour.
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Beginning Care Execution Zeal
To hope for safety in flight, when you have turned away from the enemy the arms by which the body is defended, is indeed madness. In battle those who are most afraid are always in most danger; but courage is equivalent to rampart.
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Afraid Body Courage Defeat Enemy Equivalent Hope Madness Safety
Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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Goodness Pearl Production
Since we have received everything from the Gods, and it is right to pay the giver some tithe of his gifts, we pay such a tithe of possessions in votive offering, of bodies in gifts of (hair and) adornment, and of life in sacrifices.
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Body Gift God Pay Possession Received Sacrifice
Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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Prosperity Soul Try Wisdom
All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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Angry Doubt Friendship Hate Pity

It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave.

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